The arrival point of this travel planner is Auckland Airport where you can pick up your rental vehicle. The route takes in the East Coast of the North Island through to the Central Plateau region. It continues onto the West Coast of the North Island onto the capital city of Wellington. From here you can either fly over the Cook Strait, or take the 3 hour journey on the Interislander Ferry through the Marlborough Sounds to the South Island port of Picton. Most rental car companies allow you to drop your rental vehicle off in Wellington and collect another in Picton.

The route carries on along the East Coast of the South Island to the Canterbury region, then on to Dunedin and Southland. This itinerary then takes you into the world famous Fiordland area, followed by Central Otago and Wanaka and finishing in Queenstown/Southern Lakes District. Queenstown Airport has flights to most of New Zealand and Australia's major cities, and rental car options are also available.

Use the travel planner below by simply selecting the tourism operators for where to stay and places to travel in NZ you are interested in. Once submitted, this system will email all of your chosen operators and they will reply to you directly with a no obligation free quote and availability.

You can also use this itinerary service to make direct bookings for accommodation, rental vehicles and activities. new zealand driving times

Auckland

Auckland is broken up in to 5 regions - North, South, East, West and Central. Each region is unique and all have stunning beaches and diverse activities. West Auckland is the home of the Waitakere Ranges, which is covered in native forest and nearby rugged West Coast Beaches. North Auckland features the Hibiscus Coast which boasts many beaches and great fishing. South Auckland is the gateway into Auckland with its world class international airport .Auckland's Eden Park and North Harbour Stadium are both venues for games of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with the final games being played at Eden Park

2. Next you can select the various tourism operators you would like to make enquries to by selecting the checkbox next to their name. Also each provider has an info link. Click this link to view more info about that provider

4. Under each Tourism Category ie (Accommodation, Transportation, Activities, Dining & Functions, Tours) there is an enquiry form for you to fill out.

5. Each category has a different form relating to that category. For example, the Accommodation form is sent to Accommodation operators only. The Tours enquiry form goes to Tour Operators and so on.

6. Once you have finished with a particular stop you then click the red "NEXT STOP" button above to go to the next stop

7. Repeat the process for each stop until you get to the last stop.

8. Once all stops are completed you are presented with a confirmation screen for you to check before you make your bulk enquiry to the Tourism Operators. You need to fill in appropriate contact information ie name, email etc so that the Tourism Operators can provide pricing to you

9. After you have made your enquiry you will receive an email summarising your enquiry

2. Next you can select the various tourism operators you would like to make enquries to by selecting the checkbox next to their name. Also each provider has an info link. Click this link to view more info about that provider

4. Under each Tourism Category ie (Accommodation, Transportation, Activities, Dining & Functions, Tours) there is an enquiry form for you to fill out.

5. Each category has a different form relating to that category. For example, the Accommodation form is sent to Accommodation operators only. The Tours enquiry form goes to Tour Operators and so on.

6. Once you have finished with a particular stop you then click the red "NEXT STOP" button above to go to the next stop

7. Repeat the process for each stop until you get to the last stop.

8. Once all stops are completed you are presented with a confirmation screen for you to check before you make your bulk enquiry to the Tourism Operators. You need to fill in appropriate contact information ie name, email etc so that the Tourism Operators can provide pricing to you

9. After you have made your enquiry you will receive an email summarising your enquiry

2. Next you can select the various tourism operators you would like to make enquries to by selecting the checkbox next to their name. Also each provider has an info link. Click this link to view more info about that provider

4. Under each Tourism Category ie (Accommodation, Transportation, Activities, Dining & Functions, Tours) there is an enquiry form for you to fill out.

5. Each category has a different form relating to that category. For example, the Accommodation form is sent to Accommodation operators only. The Tours enquiry form goes to Tour Operators and so on.

6. Once you have finished with a particular stop you then click the red "NEXT STOP" button above to go to the next stop

7. Repeat the process for each stop until you get to the last stop.

8. Once all stops are completed you are presented with a confirmation screen for you to check before you make your bulk enquiry to the Tourism Operators. You need to fill in appropriate contact information ie name, email etc so that the Tourism Operators can provide pricing to you

9. After you have made your enquiry you will receive an email summarising your enquiry